Program Manager, Health Financing

Country: South Africa    

City: Pretoria 0083, Gauteng

Type: Full-Time Paid      

Business Unit: E2

Overview:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works in partnership with country governments, partners, and other major stakeholders to identify the key obstacles to access and scale-up of essential health services, and to develop sustainable strategies to overcome them.  At the request of our partner governments, and given the current global funding landscape, CHAI is increasing the technical support it is providing to governments in overcoming financing barriers to achieving universal access of health services. Summary of Position: CHAI is looking for Health Financing Program Manager to assist governments in addressing significant funding shortfalls in their health sector programming over the short and long term.  CHAI seeks to address these funding challenges through the identification of funding inefficiencies and improvements in allocation of resources across the health sector, exploring innovative financing mechanisms to mobilize additional resources domestically and internationally, and supporting health financing planning processes more broadly. CHAI works in close partnership with the Ministries of Health in these countries across various complementary program areas, with a view to enabling access to high-quality health services to all in need, partnering with governments and other stakeholders to strengthen healthcare systems, and developing sustainable strategies to overcome obstacles to scale-up. Alongside the teams executing this existing work, the Health Financing Program Managers will lead program development and guide the definition of CHAI's health financing strategy in-country in collaboration with Country Directors. The program manager will be part of a team that works very closely with the Ministry of Health, interacting on a regular basis with donors, NGOs and civil society. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with governments that are committed to universal access and to provide critical skills, tools and capacity that will enable better management of funds in the health sector.

Responsibilities:

Identify critical hurdles to improving access to sustainable health financing, both short-term and long-term, and develop innovative strategies to address them in collaboration with government and non-government stakeholders Develop clear operational plans for execution of program aims, and continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact Collaborate with government at national and sub-national levels throughout planning and implementation phases to ensure skills transfer and government ownership, and provide technical support as needed Manage a small team that will provide technical support the Ministry of Health in areas including, but not limited to: Quantify current costs of providing health interventions at the national and facility level  Quantify and map funding needs, both present and future, and identify funding gaps Assess opportunities for resource mobilization, both domestic and external, including innovative financing approaches Review specific funding channels to identify potential areas of inefficiencies and opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness of health interventions Ensure execution of multiple program interventions simultaneously along aggressive timelines Work with Country Directors to manage program budgets Manage and coach team to ensure everyone is working towards the same objectives, and ensure coordination with other teams in the CHAI country office Liaise closely with technical partners in government to monitor and evaluate interventions against objectives and targets, bringing in technical expertise when needed Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of resources and efforts Work with the Global Health Financing Team to ensure CHAI’s resources and expertise are fully leveraged to meet needs in-country

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Economics, Public Health, Business or a related field and at least 4 years of professional experience in the private or public sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and able to build strong professional relationships with a range of stakeholders in a challenging, multi-cultural environment Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously whilst mentoring a team to perform consistently Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare compelling presentations Demonstrated strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and problem solving skills High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications Advantages: Experience working on health related issues in resource-limited settings, and working in a multicultural office environment Knowledge of health financing, health systems strengthening, and/or global healthcare systems Understanding of Global Fund proposal development process as well as other donor funding mechanisms and processes (e.g., IHP, SWAp, etc.) Experience working with recipient country governments and international partners in country Management consulting or other relevant private and public sector experience South African Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply

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